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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78279" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78279" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: '''''Ἀκρίς''''' ''' (Strong'S #200 | <div> '''1: '''''Ἀκρίς''''' ''' (Strong'S #200 — Noun [[Feminine]] — akris — ak-rece' ) </div> <p> occurs in Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6 , of the animals themselves, as forming part of the diet of John the Baptist; they are used as food; the Arabs stew them with butter, after removing the head, legs and wings. In Revelation 9:3,7 , they appear as monsters representing satanic agencies, let loose by [[Divine]] judgments inflicted upon men for five months, the time of the natural life of the "locust." For the character of the judgment see the whole passage. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41935" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41935" /> == |